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货 huò products

products; merchandise; goods; money

How to remember 货: 化 change + 贝 sea shell = products. The girl counts her change and buys a sea shell bracelet, the cheapest of all the products at the beach stall.

  • 818. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 貝

Component breakdown

货 = 化 change + 贝 sea shell

  • 化 change
    • 亻 person
    • 𠤎 spoon
  • 贝 sea shell
The Gushi story

The girl counts her change and buys a sea shell bracelet, the cheapest of all the products at the beach stall.

How it is used

  • 'Goods, merchandise, cargo' - 货物 (huòwù) goods, 送货 (sòng huò) deliver goods, 进货 (jìn huò) stock up.
  • 货币 (huòbì) = currency (as an economic term), distinct from the physical 钱 (qián) money.
  • Also a mildly insulting label for a person: 蠢货 (chǔnhuò) idiot, 二货 (èrhuò) fool - 货 as 'a piece of goods'.

Words with 货

Example sentences

  • 售货员请我输入卡号密码。 Shòuhuòyuán qǐng wǒ shūrù kǎhào mìmǎ.The salesperson asked me to enter my pin number.
  • 船上堆满了货物。 Chuán shàng duī mǎn le huòwùThe ship is fully loaded with cargo.